"The second half of the '60s really was a kind of learning period, in terms of writing, for me."

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"The second half of the '60s really was a kind of learning period, in terms of writing, for me."

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"I did a lot of writing for a lot of different kinds of bands that I was in and out of during those five years and that left me with a little body of songs that I liked better when I played alone, so I ended up going out solo and very soon made my first album."

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"The second half of the '60s really was a kind of learning period, in terms of writing, for me."

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